Although the printer comes with a parallel port and a slow USB 1.1 port, it doesn't offer networking or paper-handling options, so you can't print from more than one computer, zip through double-sided documents, or print long documents without refilling the paper tray. Perhaps worse, the ML-1740's modest 8MB of memory can't be expanded, though that's fine for a single user. What's the ML-1740's most flexible feature? Although it doesn't support Macs, the printer will work with several flavors of Linux. The compact ML-1740 is also easy to pop into a car if you need to travel with it.
Samsung provides no-charge, toll-free telephone support for the life of the printer, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Samsung also plans to sell warranty extensions beyond the one-year plan but has not established pricing.
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